Gadgets

By Sarah Perez Cloud storage and backup company iDrive today launched its first hardware product sold directly to consumers and businesses, with the debut of the new iDrive Wi-Fi. The encrypted external drive offers either 1 TB or 2 TB in storage space and, as the name implies, includes wireless connectivity. This allows customers to…

By Josh Constine There’s no lazy thrill quite like not having to kick-push while riding an electric skateboarding. And now ZBoard has added more miles of effortless cruising to that dream with its new bigger-battery generation of vehicles. But a core design problem still poisons the ZBoard experience: you clumsily control acceleration and braking with…

By Natasha Lomas HTC has released unaudited results for its Q4 2014 and the Taiwanese mobile maker is reporting a slim net profit, of $14.7 million (NT$0.47 billion), following the slender $19.7 million (NT$0.6 billion) profit it reported for its Q3 back in October. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Matt Burns Fitbit announced its latest and greatest fitness trackers back in October and the company announced today at CES that the devices finally shipping. The Charge HR retails for $150 while the Surge smartwatch commands $250. These are the models to carry Fitbit into 2015 and beyond. The company carved out a dominate…

By Kyle Russell The headset, which the company says will arrive this June, is meant to serve as an alternative hardware test bed for developers looking at the VR space. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Ingrid Lunden Earlier this year, high-end gaming tech company Razer announced at Google I/O that it would be soon be making its first foray into Android-based gaming consoles. Today at CES, that device made its public debut. The Razer Forge TV is a micro-console, 4×4 inches and selling for $100, and Razer hopes it…

By Jordan Crook Bald and/or balding folks, listen up! A new company called Apira Science is ready to use low-light therapy to make your hair grow, or soon, make your face more beautiful. Sounds unreal? I felt the same way, and then I checked out the iGrow and the iDerma. The company says that the…

By John Biggs Qardio started out building medical heart sensors to improve health. Now they’re branching out into more accessible territory including connected scales and blood pressure cuffs. Called the QardioBase and QardioArm, the devices are designed to take your vital measurements and report on your health. The Base, thankfully, can even be put into…

By Darrell Etherington Apple is set to start finally selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus without SIMs, completely unlocked in the U.S., according to 9to5Mac’s reliable Mark Gurman. The SIM-free version of the iPhone has been available in the stores of other countries before now, but a debut stateside would be the first time…

By Romain Dillet Samsung’s CES press conference was pretty dull. We mostly saw TVs, an SSD hard drive and of course washing machines and other home appliance. But the most interesting part of the conference was the focus on design for boring items, such as the Chef collection for the kitchen, a new lineup of…

By Romain Dillet My first CES started a little bit more than 24 hours ago for me. As I wrote yesterday, I want to share my impressions of the show. I’ve been following CES for years, but seeing it in person is a much different experience — starting with press day. Press day at CES…

By Darrell Etherington Sony’s SmartWear lineup is one of its key focal areas for mobile tech, and something that has grown in scope and ambition over the course of the past few CES events. This year it’s introducing even more in the way of wearable hardware, and looking at ways to help expand the available…

By John Biggs When the first 3Doodler came out it was almost an instant hit. The pen-like plastic extruding system let anyone with a little creativity make fun 3D objects. Now the product just got better. The company has just announced a new version of the device, called the 3Doodler 2.0 on Kickstarter and they’ve…

By Alex Wilhelm This afternoon in Las Vegas, Samsung announced a new storage product, the SSD T1, which can store up to a terabyte of content in a device the size of a business card and weighs about an ounce. The SSD T1 also comes in smaller, 256 gigabyte, and 500 gigabytes. The device will…

By Alex Wilhelm,Frederic Lardinois During its CES press conference today, Qualcomm, a semiconductor company, announced partnerships with Walgreens and Novartis to use its 2net wireless health platform. The San Diego-based company’s president, Derek Arberle, also spent a chunk of time discussing its previously announced Snapdragon 810 chip making its debut in the new LG G…